I think when a tiny portion of us mentioned that Pivetta could get a QO, it was because he would either refuse and Sox would get compensation OR the worst is the Sox get a dependable back end guy for one more year. Most posters disagreed that the Sox would even consider giving him a QO.
Ultimately, he signed for 4/55 which seems like a great deal to me. I wish the Sox did that instead of Buehler.
That's not really what he said. What he said was that other teams were looking to trade for bats (Sox don't really have any in the org that are close to being ready) and that they value their pitchers more highly than outside evaluators. With what we've seen from Tolle and Early, maybe they should hold onto these young arms?
In 290 Innings, Roman has put up 8 DRS/4 OAA in RF. I think he could capably take over for Abreu. If they moved on from Abreu instead of Duran, I don't think there's a big slippage in defense.
In years past, the Sox swooned and missed the playoffs. Not sure starting relievers (which they HAVE done) is a good comparison.
Feel free to defend the DFA'd Buehler. I won't, but you can.
Buehler's rank among starters with 100+ IP
2nd worst FIP
10th worst ERA
3rd worst HR/FB%
3rd worst BB/9
4th worst K/BB
5th worst WHIP
WORST fWAR
7 QS ties Andrew Heaney who was also DFA'd
We've said before "there's no way all these guys are still on the roster" and have seen offseasons come and go. Who know what the OF rotation looks like. I would say that two spots go should go to Rafaela and Anthony. I'm open to any other combination of guys after that.
It's just what they need for the last few weeks of the season, not for the rest of is career. Plus, if he's in the bullpen, he can lean on his FB more and not have to worry about the pitch mix the Sox were tinkering with that caused his on field numbers to dip in AAA.
The problem is that the Sox can't go with a 3 man rotation. Post-ASB, it was May and Buehler at the 4/5 and neither will be pitching down the stretch. Both had negative fWAR (combined 2-5 record) in that time period and weren't holding up their end of the bargain. If the Sox had better 4/5 options, there'd either be a bigger WC cushion or would be leading the division.
May was a failure. Not replacing Buehler was a failure.
I don't know about that. Early on, there was something very special about Kershaw's curve. I saw many of his starts live and the only other curve I remember being in awe of was Barry Zito's. I got to see both of them a bunch.
The real joke is some of the vets we tried throwing out there. Sheesh.
"I think Buehler is a good signing because he really turned it around the last 10 innings of the playoffs!"
"Once Bailey can work with Dustin May!"
At least we don't have to rely on the Brad Peacocks of the world to get through the season.
Great night for Early. I was always surprised that SoxProspects were lower on him than the other guys. He seemed to have all the tools fly through MiLB and have a shot as a back end guy somewhere (5 pitches, 4 above average pitches, lefty, good frame). Once he added a little velo, he reached that next level. Not sure he'll be this dominant going forward, but it's nice to dream on the ceiling.